Adjustable door stop



June 8, 1965 H. J. BAGLEY ADJUSTABLE DOOR STOP Filed Jan. 24, 1963 R Y m m m m Wm ,w B J O R 0% E M 0 H 3,187,338 ADJUSTABLE DOOR STOP Homer J. Bagley, 1178 Philadelphia Sh, Indiana, Pa.

Filed Jan. 24, 1963, Ser. No. 253,603 1 Claim. (QL 2%=-69) This invention relates to a door stop, and particularly relates to an adjustable door stop having a weather sealing capability.

A principal objective of this invention is to provide an inexpensive, rugged, and easily installable adjustable stop for doors which utilizes an elongated retaining member with an elongated strip of flexible material.

A still further objective of the invention is to provide a door stop of the type described which can be substituted for the standard door stops installed with conventional swinging doors.

Current building techniques rely heavily on relatively inexpensive hollow core doors and similar light weight constructions. Doors of this type have been found to warp more readily than the older more conventional type solid doors. Another principal objective of this invention, therefore, is to provide a door stop which substantially eliminates air leakage between such doors and their jambs, even though the'door may be materially warped.

A still further objective of this invention is to provide a door stop which engages the door about substantially all of its perimeter for effectively reducing the requirement of a storm door in many instances.

A still further objective of theinvention is to provide a cushioned door stop which greatly reduces glass breakage and unwanted noise when the door is closed with too great a force. A resulting advantage of this quiet operation is the feeling of a well-fitted construction resulting from the firmness and reduced vibration of closing a door equipped I with the stop of this invention.

Another objective of the invention is to provide a flexible sealing member of the type described which may be reversed for longer wear with-out disturbing the operative advantages of the combination.

These and other important objectives and advantages of the invention will be more fully understood upon a reading of the following specifications taken in View of the attached drawings, wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a partial perspective of a door jamb equipped with the structure of this invention at the hinged side of the door;

FIGURE 2 is an exploded perspective of the upper corner of a jamb opposite to that shown in FIG. 1;

FIGURE 3 is a horizontal sectional view through the side members of the jamb; and

FIGURE 4 is an assembled elevation of corner.

Referring now with more particularity to the drawings wherein like numerals indicate like elements, the numeral designates a door jamb in which a door 12 is conveniently hinged for swinging movement. Construction the FIG. 2

techniques require that a space 14 between the sides and top of the door and the jamb be present for easy operation. Leakage through space 14 is ordinarily directly proportional to the care and materials used during installation. As is well known to the art, a wooden piece of molding known as a door stop is normally mounted about the door jamb. The stop generally positions the door opposite a latching mechanism when the door is in its closed position. The present invention is an improvement in conventional door stopping assemblies.

The door stop assembly is comprised basically of an elongated seal 16 which is manufactured of a neoprenelike elastomer and an adjustable retainer 18. The retainer 18 may be manufactured of aluminum or stainless steel and may be formed by bending machines or extrusion methods. j

The member 18 consists of a jamb securing portion 20 and a seal pocket 22. The seal pocket is comprised of a base 24, a portion 26, and a sealing impaling return 28.

The jamb securing portion is formed throughout its length with a plurality of elongated transverse adjusting slots 30 secured to the door jamb with conventional wood screws 32.

A reference to FIG. 3 discloses that the seal 16 is movable toward and away from door 12 by merely sliding the member 18 with respect to the screws 32. In this manner the degree of compression in seal 16, when the door is closed, is adjustable for a desired degree of tightness. Since return 28 imbeds itself within the seal, the seal is easily movable with respect to the door jamb. No adhesive or other fastening means is required or desired between seal 16 and jamb 10. Note that member 16 at the hinged side of the door will receive a temporary additional compression from corner 17 as the door pivots near its closed position.

For an effective seal the member 16 must be continuous throughout the door jamb. For these purposes, portions of the top sections of each of the vertical retainers are removed. Referring to FIG. 2 it can be seen that at the left upper corner of the jamb, portion 26 and impaling return 28 are cut away at 34 a depth substantially equal to the width of seal l6t of the top jamb retaining member 13L The pocket 22: of top retainer 18t is cut away at 36 so that end surface 38 of the top seal will abut the exposed surface 40 of the side seal. Of course, the retainer members are similarly cut at the upper right corner of the jamb. For a perfect fit, it can be seen that the portion Ztlt extends beyond the pocket portions an amount substantially equal to the width of the side seal 16s. Since the seal members 16 are substantially rectangular it must only be rotated and refitted into the pocket 22 for extending their lives.

In a general manner, while there has been disclosed an effective and efiicient embodiment of the invention, it should be well understood that the invention is not limited to such an embodiment, as there might be changes made in the arrangement, disposition, and form of the parts without departing from the principle of the present invention as comprehended within the scope of the accompanying claim.

I claim:

A substantially weathertight door stop comprising, at any interior corner located by two perpendicularly disposed sides of a door jamb, a first elongated resilient member along one of said sides and haw'ng an end in abutment with said other side, a second elongated resilient member along said other side having an end in abutment with a side of said first member, said first and second members having a rectangular cross-section having one of the surfaces thereof in engagement with its respective side, a first elongated retaining strip for securing the one surface of the first member to said one side, said strip comprising a flat section against said one side and a pocket for retaining said member to said one side, said pocket having an opening located adjacent the uppermost portion of the strip exposing an opposite surface of said first member to the end of said second member, a second elongated retaining strip for securing the one surface of the second member to said other side, said second strip comprising a flat section against said other side and a pocket for retaining said second member to said other side, said I Patented June 8, 1965' said sides by moving said strips transversely With respect to said sides, said first and second pockets each comprising a base extending perpendicularly outwardly from a side of said fiat section to define an L-shaped member in cross-section, a side member parallel to said flat section, and a return parallel to said base impaling that surface of its resilient member opposite to that against said respective sides to thereby divide said member into a first portion in said pocket and a second portion out of said pocket and said opening in said first pocket being formed by removing a portion of said side member and said return and said opening in said second pocket being formed by removing a portion of said base, said side member and said return whereby the second strip complementally fits the first strip to provide the weathertight door stop along the 15 two sides of the door jamb.

4 References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS FOREIGN PATENTS 2/59 Canada. 7/35 France. 5/61 France. 7/39 Great Britain.

HARRISON R. MOSELEY, Primary Examiner. 

